Hit Arctic comedy North of North joins Schitt’s Creek and Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent as the only titles to ever earn 20 or more Canadian Screen Awards nominations.
The CBC and Netflix co-production’s nominations include Best Comedy Series, Best Lead Performer for Anna Lambe, Best Supporting Performer for Braeden Clarke and Maika Harper and Best Comedy Ensemble.
North of North follows a young Inuk woman (Anna Lambe) who wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous — and extremely public — exit from her marriage. But it won’t be easy in a small Arctic town where everybody knows your business.
Production on season 2 has wrapped in Toronto and is currently underway in snowy Iqaluit in Canada’s most Northern Territory Nunavut.
Other Best Comedy Series nominees: Children Ruin Everything, Late Bloomer, Son of a Critch and The Trades are the other Best Comedy Series nominees.
Other Best Lead Performer nominees: Meaghan Rath from Children Ruin Everything, Jasmeet Raina from Late Bloomer, Mary Walsh from The Missus Downstairs, Jermaine Richards from The Office Movers, Meredith MacNeill from Small Achievable Goals, Jennifer Whalen from Small Achievable Goals and Anastasia Philips fromThe Trades,
For more: Canadian Screen Awards Nominations
The Canadian Screen Awards Gala airs May 31st on the CBC.